POWER WOMEN 2022
CATHY TUGGLE
PAULA WEATHERLEY
Cathy Tuggle began her career in real estate 32 years ago as a leasing consultant, then moved up to assistant manager, property manager and area manager in the multi-family industry. Twenty-four years ago, Tuggle had an opportunity to become a business owner with Apartment Hunters. After one year in business, she started a company called Arkansas Suites. Together, the two businesses are under the umbrella of Tuggle Services, a real estate and relocation service. Tuggle serves as the principal broker and owner of Apartment Hunters and Arkansas Suites. She enjoys working with clients who are relocating to the metropolitan area. She currently serves as the chair for the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Advisory Board and the Commercial Real Estate Council of Metro Little Rock. She is a past president of the Arkansas Apartment Association and Apartments Across America, as well as an officer of the Institute of Real Estate Management. She is a past chair for Make-A-Wish Mid-South and AR Kids Read and serves on the UA Little Rock Real Estate Advisory Board, the Arvest Bank board, Fifty for the Future, the Little Rock Regional Chamber, and is a member of Rotary Club 99 of Little Rock.
Paula Weatherley is the director of radiology at Conway Regional Health System. Weatherley graduated from the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, where she completed her Bachelor of Science in radiography. Furthering her expertise, she graduated with honors from the Baptist Health College Little Rock - School of Radiology. With more than 15 years of dedicated service at Conway Regional, she has demonstrated commitment and excellence in her field. Her leadership and expertise were instrumental in her recent promotion to the directorial position. Weatherley’s professional journey is marked by significant contributions, including her role as a senior examiner for the Baldrige Governor’s Quality Award. She is dedicated to maintaining high standards in health care services. Weatherley was pivotal in launching and serving for more than five years on the first clinical congress for Conway Regional. Additionally, her expertise is recognized on a broader scale as she serves on the Arkansas State ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Advisory Council and the Clinical Advisory Board for Health Tech Arkansas.
Principal Broker and Owner Tuggle Services Inc.
KAREN UPTON Owner, EVP RPM Group
Karen Upton is an owner and executive vice president of the RPM Group, a full-service real estate firm with a storied history of over 68 years. She has been a licensed Realtor for 15 years. Prior to real estate, Upton spent three years in public accounting with Baird Kurtz & Dobson before beginning a 25year career with Alltel and its successor companies. She has a deep background in compliance, partnership affairs and mergers and acquisitions. As part of her commitment to the community, she was a member of the 20th Century Club of Little Rock and served as a Hope Lodge volunteer to help provide no-cost housing to medically and financially qualified patients receiving cancer treatment in the central Arkansas area. She also served as a mentor for Lessons for Life, an organization that informs, equips and challenges young women to embrace higher standards and make positive life choices. Upton has helped to energize new growth at the RPM Group and is proud that the company’s residential division, Coldwell Banker RPM Group, recently became the No. 1 company in central Arkansas based on sales.
PAMELA VOLNER
Painted Rock Health and Wellness DEC E M BER 2 02 3
Director of Radiology Conway Regional Health System
AMBER WHITE
White Stone Real Estate
MEGAN GREENLAND WILLIAMS
Vice President of Chapter Development Associated Builders & Contractors of Arkansas Megan Greenland Williams was born and raised in Conway. She received her bachelor’s degree in public relations with a minor emphasis in graphic design from the University of Central Arkansas there in 2012 and her master’s in communications from Queens University of Charlotte in North Carolina, in 2019. In 2013, she was hired as director of events and communications for the Associated Builders & Contractors of Arkansas in Little Rock and was promoted to vice president of chapter development in 2019. ABC is a trade association that provides business development, political advocacy, safety training and education to the commercial construction industry. During her time at ABC, Williams has helped increase the quantity and quality of events ABC offers each year, co-developed the Arkansas chapter’s Young Professionals Program, implemented new youth programs and, in 2017, helped launch ABC’s new apprenticeship program, the Arkansas Construction Trades Academy. She also travels the state to provide Heartsaver First Aid/CPR/AED Training to members in the industry.
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